Railway-joint.



L. A. BROWN. RAILWAY JOINT. APPLIUATION FILED 00T. 9, 1909.

973,621 Patented ont. 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LESLIE A. BROWN, 0F BEDFORD, INDIANA.

. RAILWAY-JOINT.

To all whom fit may concern:

Be it known that I, LESLIE A. BROWN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bedford, in the county of Lawrence and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Joints, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in railways, more especially jointstherefor.

It has for its object to guard more particularly against the sinking ofthe track at the joints in the roadbed while furnishing a solid or firmsupport at that point and to provide for carrying out these ends in asimple, economical and effective manner.

The inventionconsists of certain instrumentalities or featuressubstantially as hereinafter fully disclosed and defined by the claims.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the preferred embodiment of myinvention-Figure 1 is a transverse sectional elevation thereof. Fig. 2is a broken or fractional side elevation of the same.

In carrying out my invention, I superpose a T-shaped railway-rail 1above, or with relation to a second like railway-rail section 2, thelatter having an extended flat upper surface, as at 3, upon which restsa like lower or base surface l of the upper or superposed rail 1 asdisclosed more particularly by Fig. 1. These rail members are suitablyspiked in position upon the usual ties 5, the lower-rail ties being,however, placed about four inches lower than the ties to which the upperrail-members or sections are secured, the upper rail-sections breakingjoint with the lower ones, and thus resting or being borne upon six oreight 4ties at the joint and adj acently thereto, thus rendering thesame solid and safeguarded against sinking at that point or the joint.The lower rail sections or members are about six feet, more or less, inlength and to these are coupled or connected at the rail joint, theupper or track-rails 1 by means of clasps 6 comprising two members orparts 6, their lower portions being substantially V shape and embracingthe track-rail and the railsections at their meeting portions, to securethem against lateral displacement, and aid in bracing the same againstsinking, the upper portions of said clasp-members being suitably boltedas at 7 to the web-portions of the upper or track rails, as clearly seenin Fig. 1.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led October 9, 1909.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

serial No. 521,887.

Thus it will be noted that a most effective, simple and relativelyinexpensive railwayrail joint is provided by the use of my invention andwhich is a perfect safeguard against the'sinking of the track at thejoint or other point.

I claim.-

1. A railroad joint, comprising upper meeting rail-sections havinglaterally extended and tapered base-portions, a lower rail-sectionhaving laterally extended and tapered portions at its upper edge,supporting the first referred to laterally extended tapered portions atmeeting ends thereof, a plurality of transverse supporting members forsaid lower rail-section, means for securing said lower rail-section tosaid transverse supporting members, clasps having upright portionsprovided with opposed openings, the webs of said upper rail-sectionshaving openings alining the aforesaid openings, said clasps having lowerportions formed with hooked terminals taking under and engaging thelower surface of the laterally extended portions of said lower railsection, and securing bolts received by said alining openings.

2. A railroad rail joint comprising upper meeting rail-sections havinglaterally extended and tapered base-portions, a lower rail sectionhaving like laterally extended portions at its upper edge supporting thefirst-referred to extended tapered portions at opposed meeting endsthereof, said lower rail-section being extended each way beyond avertical line passing through the oint between the upper rail-sections,means for supporting the extended portions of said railsection andclasps having upright portions embracing the web-portions of said uppermeeting rail-sections, the lower portions of said clasps being adaptedto engage or receive the tapered extended portions of both the upper andlower rail-sections, the lower ends of said clasps being hooked andterminating directly,under and in contact with i

